New Build Theatre

Visitors attended daily seminars in the New Build Theatre including the pros and cons of different building systems and how to build in a basement

Brick & Block - Benefits and Advantages of Masonry Build - The Concrete Centre

Building with masonry products provides the self builder with many benefits and advantages over other forms of construction.  This session examined these areas and looedk at key advantages, such as thermal efficiency, sound insulation and durability.

Why Timber Frame? - Oakworth Homes

Find out why the majority of houses built in the western world are constructed using timber frame & what timber frame could do for you.

Insulated Concrete Formwork & Structural Walls  - Beco Wallform

A quick, flexible and modern building construction method creating insulated structural walls for any type of building. Examining the energy efficiency of insulated concrete formwork and the sustainability of polystyrene and concrete in building systems

Basements - Thermonex

This seminar by Thermonex was aimed at those with plots on the tight side, and who were wondering if it would fit all they needed, and at those who wanted to find out how to create more space, this seminar outlined how installing a basement can provide 50% more floor area for a typical two storey dwelling.

Thermonex provide a thermally efficient, speedy and risk-free solution to increasing the home's living space at minimal cost and in most ground conditions.

Making Money From Self Build – David Snell, Author

Building for profit requires a different mindset than when building purely for yourself, with ‘least in, most out’ a popular maxim.  Whether their motives were to become a small developer or simply to be mortgage-free as soon as possible, this seminar provided the audience with a straightforwarded demonstration of how to do it.  And who better to speak on the subject than our renowned anchor speaker, David Snell.  David went from £30 in his pocket to owning a £400,000 house in eight years through a series of successful builds and he shared the secrets of his success with many people in this interesting seminar.

Ground Investigations - Soil Surveys

Understand the importance having a soil survey before you begin your build.  Investigations for house extensions, and small housing sites, have traditionally been a matter of risk because adequate investigation of sub-soil conditions to reasonable depths has been unaffordable until now.

New Self Build Package Home System – Click2Build

The Click2Build team were on hand to demonstrate their new package home system that’s more affordable, sustainable and flexible, offering a total end-to-end solution for self builders and is equally ideal for property developers. 

The revolutionary new website ‘house configurator’ allows you to design, price and print your house design online, even to the extent of designing the exterior finish such as Georgian, Victorian or Cottage styles.

SIPS System – Kingspan TEK

The Kingspan TEK Building System is a simple but revolutionary way of building your dream home quickly and with outstanding energy efficiency.